David Amess MP attended an event in Parliament, raising awareness for the role that the Alzheimer’s Society plays in supporting those suffering from dementia and their families. Currently only 44% of people with dementia in England have a diagnosis, and dementia is said to cost the economy more than cancer, stroke and heart disease combined. One of the worst aspects for those suffering from dementia is feeling a sense of loneliness and isolation: it is the aim of the Society’s Chief Executive, Jeremy Hughes, to make our communities more dementia friendly, so that those suffering from dementia can lead the lives they rightly deserve and play a full role in our society.

Mr Amess commented, “Southend is known for its large number of retirement and residential homes, and there are a large number of those living in residential homes, suffering from dementia,” he went on to say, “The illness can be upsetting for those individual sufferers, but also the families and carers of those looking after dementia sufferers which is why the Alzheimer’s Society is doing a wonderful job at supporting those affected by this disease.”